STAFF ACTIVITIES

October 7, 2010

Gary Sater, PhD, is on the road with the UW Men's hockey team this weekend. Dr. Sater serves in the capacity once more this year as the UW's "rink shrink", providing sports psychology expertise to this highly ranked collegiate team. Go Badgers!

January 26, 2010

Joan Alschuler presented "Mystery! Comedy! Drama! Figuring Out Your Teen's Brain" to parents and teachers at the Kromrey Middle School PTA in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Here's some feedback about how it went from one of the attendees: Thank you so much for presenting last week at our January PTA program at Kromrey. I could have sat and listened for another hour. I learned a lot and I think the other parents really appreciated your presentation as well.

October 30, 2009

Gary Sater and David Goldfoot presented a 3-hour training seminar entitled "Sexual abuse by educators in our middle and secondary schools" at the Wisconsin School Psychologists Association Convention held at the Wilderness Hotel in The Dells, Wisconsin. The presentation is available in Powerpoint format to attendees through this link to our downloads page. Permission is hereby given to school psychologists employed in Wisconsin to use these materials for non-profit purposes to train staff regarding awareness and prevention of educator sexual misconduct in our schools.

May 16-17, 2009

David Goldfoot, PhD, presented an intense 12-hour workshop at Infinite Relationships in Verona, Wisconsin, entitled "Recovery from infidelity" based on his many years of working with couples where there has been betrayal through sexual misconduct. David reports that the workshop was well received. He plans to repeart this workshop at a later date. Call for information at Infinite Relationships, 608.848.8000.

May 15, 2009

Joan Alschuler Presented "A team approach to working with schools" in a seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin for attorneys training to be Guardians Ad Litem (GAL, guardians appointed by the court to protect the interest of a minor or incompetent individual, such as a child or person with diminished mental capacities).

February 27, 2009

Gary Sater, PhD, a partner at MHS, is traveling with the UW Men's Hockey Team this weekend as their sports psychologist. Gary has been the "rink shrink" for the UW men's hockey program for the past two seasons and reports that this is a very rewarding expansion of his practice. Go Badgers!

February 17, 2009

Joan ALschuler recently presented "Teen brain: a work in progress" to parents and teachers at the Kromrey Midle School PTA. In attendence were parents and teachers from Glacier Creek Middle School and some Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District teaching staff.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 23, 2011

We are pleased to welcome Brian McKnight, LCSW, to our therapy staff. Brian has 12 years of experience as a psychotherapist. His primary areas of practice include the treatment of depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. He incorporates current practice guidelines, creativity, and clinical collaboration to help clients achieve their goals. For more information about Brian's experience and training, please click here.

November 15, 2011

We are saying goodbye to Joan Alschuler, LCP, who resigned from our clinical staff this month for health reasons. Joan was with us for several years. We will miss her and wish her all the best and a very speedy recovery.

August 25, 2011

Jack Sherman, PhD will be joining our staff beginning October 1, 2011. Jack brings a wealth of experience in both research and clinical fields dealing with behavioral medicine. For the past 20 years, Jack has practiced as a health psychologist in the Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin. For more information regarding Dr. Sherman, please click here.

January 11, 2011

We are pleased to welcome Ann-Marie Olsen, LCSW, to our therapy staff. Ann-Marie is planning to build her practice to full time as she will be replacing Mary Buckman, who left us on December 31, 2010. Ann-Marie has special expertise with children, including those with Autism Spectrum disorders, a new addition to our specialty services. Click on her name to learn more about her.

October 6, 2010

There are several professional staff changes to report. Martha Phillips, LCSW, retired earlier this summer after being with us for the past 10 years. Alexandra McMurray, MD, decided to consolidate her practice at her main office, and ended her 10-year plus association with us at the end of July. These excellent professionals will be missed greatly here at MHS. We wish them success in their future activities.

To continue to keep our clinic vibrant, we are hiring replacements and are pleased to announce that Kory Frey, MD, and Jan Miller, LCSW, have already come on board. Please click their names to learn more about these talented clinicians. For more information about therapist positions at MHS, see our Employment Opportunities page on this web site.

February 6, 2010

Co-payments will need to be required for mental health services in many cases and may apply to services already received in January, 2010. Please see our new page on this site called CO-PAY POLICY.

February 1, 2010

Deb Hughes, PsyD, is finishing her postdoctoral training in neuropsychology and is leaving us for a position in Hawaii at the end of the month. Can't say we aren't envious! Good Luck Deb and mahalo for all your good work with us!

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

November, 2008

Gary Sater, PhD, recently earned the distinction of Certified Consultant by the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), the professional organization of sport and exercise psychology. Professionals who have earned the designation of Certified Consultant, AASP, have met a high standard of education and training in the sport sciences and in psychology. They also have undergone an extensive review process. To earn more about AASP, visit their website at: www.appliedsportpsych.org.

July, 2008

Lorraine Broll, PhD and David Goldfoot, PhD completed a 5-day training course with Jeffrey Young, PhD on "Applications of schema therapy to couples counseling." They both rate the training as excellent and note that the location -- Cape Cod -- was a wonderful environment to be during an intense week of training. David is incorporating Schema approaches into his work with sexual addictions and reports that this is a very powerful addition to the services that he provides in that area.  For more information about schema therapy, try this link: www.schematherapy.com.